Salmon Run [a2]

by: APX

Publication date: 1982
Topics: ATRUtil k-file disks
Language: English
Item Size: 3.8M

Salmon Run (1982)(APX)(US)[a2][k-file]

Platform
Atari 8-bit
Released
1982
Published by
Atari Program Exchange

Perspective
Top-down
Genre
Action

Description

Salmon Run can be thought of as Alley Salmon - like the same programmer's Alley Cat you play an animal ultimately seeking a mate, although this interaction is not part of the gameplay. As a salmon, you must swim (at variable speed) up a river full of jagged edges, avoiding too much contact with these.

Other hazards include waterfalls (you must jump over these), bears (dive underwater to prevent them spotting you), birds (dart around them by adjusting your speed) and fishermen (stay away from the edges to avoid being entangled). Points are awarded based on how far upstream you can progress. You start with only one life, but completing a level grants you an extra life, a points bonus for any time remaining, and a short romantic interlude animation.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

Addeddate: 2014-06-15 02:24:10
Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-salmon-run_4487.html
Emulator: a800
Emulator_ext: atr
Identifier: a8b_Salmon_Run_1982_APX_US_a2_k_file
Location: United States
Manual: https://archive.org/details/APXSalmonRun
Mobygames: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/salmon-run
Mobygames_genre: Action
Mobygames_perspective: Top-down
Mobygames_platform: Atari 8-bit
Mobygames_published_by: Atari Program Exchange
Mobygames_released: 1982
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_Run_(video_game)